{"id":20101,"date":"2024-02-01T12:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/david-benioff-d-b-weiss-set-james-garfield-drama-at-netflix\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T16:49:03","slug":"david-benioff-d-b-weiss-set-james-garfield-drama-at-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/david-benioff-d-b-weiss-set-james-garfield-drama-at-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"David Benioff &#038; D.B. Weiss Set James Garfield Drama at Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has greenlit <em>Death by Lightning<\/em>, a drama retelling the rise of U.S. President James Garfield and his assassination by Charles Guiteau.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the novel <em>Destiny of the Republic<\/em> by Candice Millard, the drama is from creator Mike Makowsky (<em>Bad Education<\/em>) and executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (<em>3 Body Problem<\/em>, <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>), under their deal with Netflix, and Matt Ross (<em>28 Hotel Rooms<\/em>, <em>Captain Fantastic<\/em>, <em>Gaslit<\/em>), who will direct all episodes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Death by Lightning<\/em> brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer, Charles Guiteau, the man who would come to kill him.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Macfadyen (<em>Succession<\/em>, <em>Deadpool 3<\/em>, <em>Stonehouse<\/em>, <em>Operation Mincemeat<\/em>) will play Guiteau. 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